2003 Quebec general election

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The 2003 Quebec general election was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec (Canada). The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Premier Bernard Landry, in a landslide.

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2003 Quebec general election

 1998
April 14, 2003
2007 

125 seats in the 37th Quebec Legislature
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.42% (Decrease7.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jean Charest Bernard Landry Mario Dumont
Party Liberal Parti Québécois Action démocratique
Leader since April 30, 1998 March 2, 2001 May 11, 1994
Leader's seat Sherbrooke Verchères Rivière-du-Loup
Last election 48 seats, 43.55% 76 seats, 42.87% 1 seat, 11.81%
Seats won 76 45 4
Seat change Increase28 Decrease31 Increase3
Popular vote 1,755,863 1,269,183 694,122
Percentage 45.99% 33.24% 18.18%
Swing Increase2.44% Decrease9.63% Increase6.37%

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Bernard Landry
Parti Québécois

Premier after election

Jean Charest
Liberal

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In Champlain there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A. Brouillette; although the initial tally was 11,867 to 11,859,[1] a judicial recount produced a tally of 11,852 each.[2] A new election was held on May 20 and was won by Champagne by a margin of 642 votes.[3][4]

Unfolding

In January 2001, Lucien Bouchard announced that he would resign from public life, citing that the results of his work were not very convincing. In March 2001, the Parti Québécois selected Bernard Landry as leader by acclamation, thus becoming premier of Quebec. In 2002, the Parti Québécois (PQ) government had been in power for two mandates. It was seen as worn-out by some, and its poll numbers fell sharply. It placed third at its lowest point. An important part of its support was going to the Action Démocratique du Québec (ADQ) and its young leader, Mario Dumont. Some PQ supporters had left for the Liberal party.

Landry, leader of the PQ, undertook a revitalization of the party and its image. As the ideas of the conservative nature of ADQ's platform became more apparent, that party's popularity declined. Social democratic measures taken by the PQ government, like the passing of the "Law against poverty" helped improve the PQ's standing in the public opinion polls. PLQ leader Jean Charest initially continued to be unpopular with voters.

The 2003 election happened against the backdrop of the war in Iraq. The battles of that war took place during the first half of the campaign, diverting the attention of the media and the population. Landry became known for his custom of wearing the white ribbon (which in 2003 was worn by people in favour of peace). This custom was shortly followed by the two other main party leaders, Charest and Dumont. Landry was the most outspoken critic of the war. The other two were more discreet on the matter. Charest once stated that it was an opportunity to reaffirm his "belief in peace". Dumont acted in a similar way, while also addressing criticism to Landry, saying that Quebecers should refrain from criticizing Americans too harshly since Americans were historical friends of Quebecers.

The desire for change was considered an important factor of the campaign (see § Change, below). However, while reminding voters that the fundamental change was at the core of its primary ideal, sovereignty, the PQ focused its message and publicity not on change, but on stability. Its campaign slogan emphasized this (see § Campaign slogans, below). Landry also tried to portray the vote as being a choice between the left wing PQ and two parties of the right. The PLQ portrayed itself as centrist. The PLQ produced dynamic ads and material, and released a new, younger logo. The ADQ put forward its young, underdog leader, and denied being too much to the right. It first broadcast a negative advertisement (a bleak television spot speaking of deaths in the hospitals) that backfired substantially, with criticism from opponents and citizens. It shortly released a brighter, more positive advertising.

Despite the PQ's recovery of support, Charest appeared as a viable alternative for people in desire of change, especially during the Leaders' Debate. Also, the Parizeau Affair sparked by Charest is said to have harmed Landry's campaign up to election day. The PQ lead in the public opinion polls vanished by mid-campaign.

The Parti Libéral won the election, while Parti Québécois won a respectable number of seats. The ADQ won four seats, which was a considerable improvement from previous general elections. It was nonetheless a disappointment for the party since it had five sitting members as a result of by-election victories in the previous year. It had also had a high standing in the polls of that same year. This was the first general election for the new left-wing Union des forces progressistes.

A documentary about Bernard Landry's point of view of the campaign was released in 2003 called À Hauteur d'homme. It was directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque.

Issues

Health care

Jean Charest and the PLQ focused their campaign upon the issue of health care and reducing waiting lists. The other major parties criticized Charest for planning to invest only in health care and education, while freezing other budgets. Landry argued that money for health care would be available when the fiscal imbalance was solved by sovereignty. He vowed to fight for money from Ottawa until then, as he had done earlier that year (see the "Fiscal Imbalance", below). Charest portrayed Landry as putting sovereignty ahead of health care, and presented his party as the one that would make health care its first priority. He also accused Landry's government of using waiting lists as an administration procedure for hospitals.

Change

The desire for change was considered by the media to be a major deciding factor of the vote. The media were criticized by the PQ and some citizens as "wanting change for the sake of change", since the government had ended its term with an economy doing well and high satisfaction polls for an outgoing administration. Landry reminded voters that, while voting for his party did not change the government right away, the first ideal of the PQ, sovereignty, was "the greatest of changes". At the Leaders' Debate, Charest told viewers that those wanting change should vote for the PLQ since "A vote for the ADQ is a vote for the PQ". At the time, the ADQ was considered to be too low in the polls to be a potential victor. Charest's reminder of the spoiler effect is said to have been partly responsible for his victory on election day. The results on election day appear to have demonstrated the voters' desire for change.

Income tax

Charest presented a plan of major reduction of income tax, which Landry opposed. Quebec's income taxes are the highest in North America, but its social programs are also relatively generous, and the gap between rich and poor is the lowest of the North American continent. The ADQ presented a flat tax plan in 2002. This proved to be highly unpopular, and contributed to the image of the party as being too conservative. This plan, in its pure form, was dropped in the beginning of 2003. The ADQ claimed that, after further examination, the Quebec government did not have the resources to implement it. This, again, hurt the party further by giving it the image of flip flopping.

State size and intervention

The PQ government was criticized by the two other major parties for being too interventionist, maintaining an overly large government, and for practising statism. Dumont spoke of Landry and the PQ's "Social bureaucracy", a pun on the Social democracy the PQ defends. Landry responded to Charest and Dumont that "Quebecers do not want less state, they want better state". Dumont had previously proposed a drastic reduction in the size of the civil service, but this was also softened before the campaign.

Family-work conciliation

The conciliation famille-travail became an important issue of the campaign as a result of Landry's "Four day work-week" plan. This proposal would have required Quebec employers to offer the option of a four-day work week to parents. This was presented by the PQ as a way to enhance family life, lower the stress on parents, and of counteracting the fall in Quebec's birthrate since the Quiet Revolution. The plan was attacked by the PLQ and ADQ as being "improvised" since it was only presented near the beginning of the election. It attracted some interest and support from voters, enough for Charest to declare, days before voting day, that he could consider implementing a four-day week, although the PLQ has not mentioned this since the election.

Fiscal imbalance

The theory of a fiscal imbalance between Ottawa and Quebec City was maintained and denounced by all major parties. Charest argued that the co-operative approach of a federalist party like the PLQ would be more effective solving the problem. As proof that the PQ would be able to solve the fiscal imbalance, Landry pointed to his success of early 2003, when he, along with the English Canadian Premiers, managed to come to an agreement with Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien for more money to finance health care. He promised to continue the "battle" to solve the imbalance until independence is achieved.

City mergers

The PQ government, during the premiership of Landry's predecessor Lucien Bouchard, had merged the major cities of Quebec. The government argued that the mergers would allow a better division of the wealth and responsibilities between richer suburban communities and poorer parts of the main cities. The mergers occurred despite widespread opposition in some municipalities. Many Quebecers were still disgruntled, especially in wealthier and anglophone communities. The PLQ proposed to allow referendums on de-amalgamation in communities where there was sufficient support. The PQ and the ADQ strongly opposed the idea.

Sovereignty and autonomy

While the PQ continued to promote sovereignty for Quebec with its usual arguments (dignity, culture, globalization, etc.), it was also presented by the PQ as a way to solve the fiscal imbalance problem. The ADQ made great efforts to avoid taking a position on the subject of independence in order to attract both sides of the National Question spectrum. The ADQ positioned itself as a "third way" to Quebecers between what Dumont called "radical separation" and "knelt down federalism". The ADQ had worked in favour of sovereignty during the 1995 Quebec referendum, but had been equivocal on the subject since then.

The PLQ criticized the PQ for using the politics of confrontation because of its sovereignty position, and argued that a PLQ government would restore Quebec's "leadership role" in the federation. Landry promised a third referendum on independence "in 1000 days", confirming the plan he had set out in the Declaration of Gatineau, with support for independence running very low and support for a referendum running even lower in opinion polls; this did not prove to be a popular position. An argument of Landry for this timetable was that he wanted Quebec to be present at the Summit of the Americas in Buenos Aires in 2005. Representation for Quebec had been denied by Ottawa at the previous summit held in Quebec City, an act that angered many Quebecers. At the same time, Landry kept the door opened to federalist support for the PQ and stated that he would only hold a referendum if he had the "moral assurance" of winning it. This lead Charest to accuse him of having a "hidden agenda", during the Leaders' Debate.

Parizeau Affair

On the day of the leaders' debate, Charest's advisors gave him an article from the website of the Trois-Rivières newspaper Le Nouvelliste that spoke of past PQ leader Jacques Parizeau restating his controversial remarks about "money and the ethnic vote" which he had made in his 1995 referendum concession speech. The truth of the article was later disputed, yet despite the uncertainty surrounding this article, Charest surprised Landry with it during the leaders' debate on live television. This created a new controversy that ran for some days following the debate, and was said to have hurt Landry's campaign. The PQ denounced Charest for launching an "immoral attack" on Parizeau's reputation and dignity, saying that the article was incorrect in concluding that he had repeated his comments, but this method of response was not enough to defuse the controversy. The aftermath of the leaders' debate is thoroughly treated in the À Hauteur d'homme documentary, and became known as the Parizeau Affair.

Day care

The "five dollar-a-day child care" program implemented by the PQ government of Lucien Bouchard was one of the most appreciated achievements of the recent PQ administration. Some parents still did not have access to it, however, because of a lack of sufficient places. Landry, who had been Minister of Finance when the plan was implemented, vowed to continue creating more spaces. Charest presented his team as the most capable for this task. He also vowed to keep the price at $5 a day. He broke this promise later that year. See Opposition to the Charest government.

Public debt

The Action Démocratique insisted that the Government of Quebec should pay down the public debt. The other major leaders did not see it as a priority.

Contenders

Major parties

Action démocratique du Québec

Quebec Liberal Party

Parti Québécois

Minor parties

Bloc Pot

Union des forces progressistes

Union des forces démocratiques official logo

Campaign slogans

Incumbent MNAs not running for re-election

Redistribution of ridings

The Commission de la représentation électorale performed a redistribution in 2001, which maintained the number of seats in the National Assembly at 125 for the next general election, making the following alterations:[5]

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Candidates

Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Bonaventure Nathalie Normandeau 11,975 Marc Tétreault 6,313 Maurice Anglehart 1,101 Michel Goudreau (Green) 542 Nathalie Normandeau
Gaspé Johnny Gérard 8,052 Guy Lelièvre 9,033 Denis Paradis 1,743 Luc-Reno Fournier (Green) 227 Guy Lelièvre
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Simone LeBlanc 3,150 Maxime Arseneau 4,606 Évé Longuépée 92 Maxime Arseneau
Kamouraska-Témiscouata Claude Béchard 11,266 Harold LeBel 6,326 Pierre Lévesque 6,504 Guy Duguay (Green) 293
Robert Raymond (Ind.) 238
Claude Béchard
Matane Nancy Charest 7,602 Pascal Bérubé 7,569 Raynald Bernier 3,005 Nelson Gauthier (Ind.) 178
Nestor Turcotte (Ind.) 135
David Lejeune (Green) 124
Vacant
Matapédia Gaston Pelletier 6,339 Danielle Doyer 9,197 Claude Fortin 4,686 Danielle Doyer
Rimouski Éric Forest 10,817 Solange Charest 14,177 Stéphane Laforest 4,719 Solange Charest
Rivière-du-Loup Jacques Morin 5,585 Carol Gilbert 4,155 Mario Dumont 13,452 Julie Morin (Green) 312 Mario Dumont
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Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Chicoutimi Jean-Guy Maltais 11,814 Stéphane Bédard 14,471 Carl Savard 5,841 Pierre Dostie (UFP) 670
Dominic Tremblay (BP) 314
Stéphane Bédard
Dubuc Johnny Simard 9,723 Jacques Côté 9,767 Claude Gauthier 5,162 Marie Francine Bienvenue (UFP) 457 Jacques Côté
Duplessis Marc Proulx 8,018 Lorraine Richard 10,926 Steeve Trudel 2,530 André Forbes (Ind.) 1,334 Normand Duguay
Jonquière Françoise Gauthier 13,826 Myrtha Laflamme 11,386 Réjean Laforest 5,216 Batiste Foisy (BP) 368
Michel Perron (UFP) 330
Françoise Gauthier
Lac-Saint-Jean Benoît Harvey 7,405 Stéphan Tremblay 15,200 Roger Filion 5,694 Stéphan Tremblay
Réne-Lévesque François Désy 5,215 Marjolain Dufour 8,997 François Corriveau 7,356 Jean-Pierre Brison (Ind.) 449 François Corriveau
Saguenay
Roberval Karl Blackburn 11,930 Réjean Lalancette 11,686 Bernard Généreaux 6,388 Francis Breton (UFP) 453 Benoît Laprise
Ungava Don Bubar 4,258 Michel Létourneau 5,744 Gloria Trudeau 1,460 Michel Létourneau
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Capitale-Nationale

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Charlesbourg Éric Mercier 17,169 Sylvie Tremblay 9,741 Jonatan Julien 10,936 Yonnel Bonaventure (Green) 438
Simon Carreau (UFP) 329
Jean Rochon
Charlevoix Denis Lavoie 8,758 Rosaire Bertrand 10,131 Daniel Bouchard 3,998 Éric Tremblay (UFP) 168
Gabriel Tremblay (Ind.) 105
Phillippe Thivierge (DCQ) 62
Rosaire Bertrand
Chauveau Sarah Perreault 14,774 Nathalie Samson 8,506 Hélène Napert 12,555 Christian Légaré (Ind.) 624
Marie-Noëlle Béland (UFP) 387
Raymond Brouillet
Jean-Lesage Michel Després 15,547 Robert Caron 9,408 Aurel Bélanger 8,912 Jean-Yves Desgagnés (Ind.) 714
Nicolas Frichot (BP) 390
Jean Bédard (M-L) 185
Michel Després
Limoilou
Jean-Talon Margaret Delisle 15,475 Daniel-Mercier Gouin 11,999 Simon Lauzon 5,149 Sacha Calixte (UFP) 515
Antonine Yaccarini (Green) 477
Sabrina Falardeau (BP) 197
Robert Bonenfant (Ind.) 126
Margaret Delisle
La Peltrie France Hamel 16,462 Claude Gendreau 8,711 Éric Caire 13,421 Dany Hamel (Ind.) 586
Guillaume Boivin (UFP) 515
Michel Côté
Louis-Hébert Sam Hamad 17,938 Line-Sylvie Perron 11,688 Guy Laforest 9,505 Jean-Pierre Guay (Green) 493
Jean-Phillipe Lessard-Beaupré (UFP) 402
Pierre Laliberté (BP) 281
Paul Bégin
Montmorency Raymond Bernier 13,708 Jean-François Simard 11,226 Jean-François Paquet 11,821 Magali Paquin (UFP) 517 Jean-François Simard
Portneuf Jean-Pierre Soucy 12,729 Roger Bertrand 8,352 Deny Lépine 10,781 François Paradis-Caron (UFP) 413 Roger Bertrand
Taschereau Michel Beaudoin 11,240 Agnès Maltais 12,930 Jean-Guy Lemieux 6,537 Alain Marcoux (UFP) 1,136
Dominic Lapointe (Green) 731
Benjamin Kasapoglu (BP) 389
Patrice Fortin (Ind.) 102
Alain Cyr (Ind.) 95
Agnès Maltais
Vanier Marc Bellemare 16,182 Nicole Madore 9,385 Normand Morin 11,646 Sébastien Bouchard (UFP) 573 Diane Barbeau
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Mauricie

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Champlain
(May 20, 2003)
Pierre Brouillette 9,431 Noëlla Champagne 10,073 Rock Laviolette 6,459 Lucie Favreau (UFP) 103
Gilles Noel (DCQ) 73
Yves Beaumier
Laviolette Julie Boulet 12,806 Patrick Lahaie 7,730 Sébastien Proulx 3,453 Yves Demers (UFP) 182

Josée Lafontaine (DCQ) 144

Julie Boulet
Maskinongé Francine Gaudet 13,240 Rémy Désilets 12,334 Louise-Andrée Garant 9,118 Rémy Désilets
Saint-Maurice Bob Vallières 8,232 Claude Pinard 8,860 Luc Arvisais 8,201 Kevin Trudel (UFP) 225 Claude Pinard
Trois-Rivières André Gabias 11,034 Guy Julien 10,154 Jean-Claude Ayotte 5,181 Rachel Sauvageau (BP) 274
David Lanneville (UFP) 214
Marcel Fugère (Ind.) 110
Stéphane Robert (DCQ) 76
Guy Julien
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Chaudière-Appalaches and Centre-du-Québec

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Arthabaska Claude Bachand 12,663 Danièle Caron 9,657 Alain Rayes 11,389 François Houle (Green) 379
Katrine Cyr (BP) 353
Jacques Baril
Beauce-Nord Normand Poulin 11,104 Aline Carrier 4,160 Janvier Grondin 13,275 Julie Roy (BP) 223
Richard Fecteau (UFP) 175
Normand Poulin
Beauce-Sud Diane Leblanc 14,170 Stéphane Pouliot 5,115 Claude Lemieux 12,852 Ginette Lewis (UFP) 216 Diane Leblanc
Bellechasse Dominique Vien 9,658 Claude Lachance 7,084 Serge Carbonneau 8,507 Sylvain Castonguay (Green) 314

Mario Ouellette (UFP) 134

Claude Lachance
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Pauline Houde-Landry 12,601 Antoine Dubé 10,007 Marc Picard 14,759 Jean Bernatchez (UFP) 649 Denise Carrier-Perreault
Drummond Jean Courchesne 13,479 Normand Jutras 15,200 Patrick Leblanc 7,577 Pascal Allard (Ind.) 393
Gilles Martineau (UFP) 301
Robert Dufour (DCQ) 199
Normand Jutras
Frontenac Laurent Lessard 11,251 Marc Boulianne 7,281 Daniel Lamouth 6,888 Bruno Vézina (Green) 231
Marie-Josée Vachon (UFP) 145
Marc Bouliane
Johnson Nicole Brouillette 10,700 Claude Boucher 12,232 Isabelle Marquis 6,612 Martin Marois (UFP) 343
Michel Bélanger (DCQ) 224
Claude Boucher
Lévis Carole Théberge 12,891 Linda Goupil 12,485 Joël Bernier 10,670 Madeleine Provencher (UFP) 442

Richard Larivée (Ind.) 220

Linda Goupil
Lotbinière Monique Drolet-Glazier 8,773 Jean-Guy Paré 6,502 Sylvie Roy 9,522 Marc Allard (Green) 306
Étienne Hallé (UFP) 175
Paul Biron (DCQ) 150
Jean-Guy Paré
Montmagny-L'Islet Norbert Morin 9,518 Louise Soucy 4,683 Mario Dolan 8,513 Fernand Dorval (UFP) 225 Réal Gauvin
Nicolet-Yamaska Jean Rousseau 8,927 Michel Morin 10,783 Lise Blanchette 5,899 Blak D. Blackburn (BP) 417

Simonne Lizotte (Ind.) 141

Michel Morin
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Estrie (Eastern Townships)

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Mégantic-Compton Daniel Bouchard 11,135 Suzanne Durivage 7,347 Alain Boisvert 4,901 Christian Poulin (UFP) 193
Frank Moller (Equ.) 71
Madeleine Bélanger
Orford Pierre Reid 17,314 Yvon Bélair 11,037 Steve Bourassa 6,145 Véronique Grenier (UFP) 498 Robert Benoît
Richmond Yvon Vallières 14,767 André Blais 6,149 Pierre Hébert 4,899 Yvon Vallières
Saint-François Monique Gagnon-Tremblay 16,562 Guillaume Breault-Duncan 9,926 Michel-André Samson 4,541 Suzanne Thériault (UFP) 314
François Boudreau (BP) 310
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Sherbrooke Jean Charest 16,403 Marie Malavoy 13,806 Peter Downey 4,169 Normand Gilbert (UFP) 496
Serge Lachapelle (M-L) 64
Jean Charest
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Montérégie

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Beauharnois Mario Faubert 13,265 Serge Deslières 13,904 Michael Betts 3,338 Rémi Pelletier (Green) 506 Serge Deslières
Salaberry-Soulanges
Borduas Daniel Doucet 9,981 Jean-Pierre Charbonneau 13,840 Patricia St-Jacques 5,282 Raynald St-Onge (BP) 459 Jean-Pierre Charbonneau
Brome-Missisquoi Pierre Paradis 18,546 Lina Le Blanc 8,093 Pierre Plante 6,018 Simon Gnocchini (UFP) 509
Lionel Albert (Equ.) 167
Pierre Paradis
Chambly Diane Legault 17,656 Louise Beaudoin 16,857 Denis Lavoie 6,935 Sébastien Duclos (BP) 744 Louise Beaudoin
Châteauguay Jean-Marc Fournier 20,434 Éric Cardinal 13,751 Daniel Lapointe 4,399 Gilles Lalumière (BP) 547
Guylaine Sirard (UFP) 222
Robert Jason Morgan (Equ.) 93
Jean-Marc Fournier
Huntingdon André Chenail 15,512 François Boileau 8,302 Michel Lavoie 5,261 Kenneth Rimmer (BP) 452 André Chenail
Beauharnois-Huntingdon
Iberville Jean Rioux 12,106 Jean-Paul Bergeron 11,185 Lucille Méthé 6,731 Michel Thiffeault (BP) 376
Benoit Lapointe (Green) 298
Guillaume Tremblay (UFP) 229
Jean-Paul Bergeron
La Pinière Fatima Houda-Pepin 22,474 Marcel Lussier 7,934 Gérard Lachance 4,026 Inti Ortega (BP) 487 Fatima Houda-Pepin
Laporte Michel Audet 18,673 Clément Arcand 10,178 Judy Fay 3,885 Christian Montmarquette (UFP) 489
Patrick Fiset (BP) 487
Mary Bevan-Ouellette (Equ.) 106
André Bourbeau
La Prairie Jean Dubuc 15,805 Serge Geoffrion 14,868 Yves-André Ferland 6,478 Marc Bissonnette (BP) 547
Danielle Maire (UFP) 229
Sylvain Lesage (DCQ) 84
Serge Geoffrion
Marguerite-D'Youville Pierre Moreau 16,368 François Beaulne 15,501 Luc Pommainville 6,596 Yan Lacombe (BP) 550
Maxime Babeu (UFP) 536
François Beaulne
Marie-Victorin Jean-Marc Pelletier 9,799 Cécile Vermette 12,736 Michel Lalonde 4,374 Pierre Losier-Côté (BP) 462
Marc Lambert (UFP) 452
Daniel Tavéra (Ind.) 134
Cécile Vermette
Richelieu Benoît Lefebvre 10,927 Sylvain Simard 13,286 Micheline Ulrich 3,756 Marie-Hélène Charbonneau (BP) 407
Nidal Joad (Ind.) 109
Steve Ritter (Ind.) 100
Florette Villemure-Larochelle (DCQ) 74
Sylvain Simard
Saint-Jean Jean-Pierre Paquin 14,758 Roger Paquin 13,423 Marc-André Legault 6,856 Alexandre Boulerice (UFP) 535
Eric Bédard (BP) 462
Jean Robert (Ind.) 112
Raymond Martin (Ind.) 73
Roger Paquin
Saint-Hyacinthe Pierre Solis 13,137 Léandre Dion 13,870 Bernard Barré 7,855 François Choquette (UFP) 401 Léandre Dion
Shefford Bernard Brodeur 16,391 Jean-François de la Chevrotière 10,073 Sylvain Barré 8,114 Dominic Thibeault (BP) 502
Gilles Dumoulin (UFP) 334
Bernard Brodeur
Soulanges Lucie Charlebois 13,473 Gaëtane Legault 8,753 Pierre Éloi Talbot 3,549 Gloria Sawyer (BP) 327
Sandra Stephenson (Green) 320
new district
Taillon Annie Evrard 13,120 Pauline Marois 17,603 Katrine Simard 6,353 David Fiset (BP) 556
Gabriel Landry (UFP) 545
Xavier Rochon (Ind.) 216
Pauline Marois
Vachon Brigitte Mercier 12,741 Camil Bouchard 12,960 Joëlle Lescop 5,540 Denis Durand (BP) 519
Richard St-Onge (UFP) 279
David Payne
Vaudreuil Yvon Marcoux 18,490 Carole Cardinal 9,474 Luc Tison 3,487 Kathleen Mary Mangin (BP) 488
Ernest Semple (Equ.) 120
Yvon Marcoux
Verchères Mario Lebrun 8,720 Bernard Landry 16,963 François Pratte 4,585 Sébastien Drouin (BP) 505
Marc-André Morvan (UFP) 195
Bernard Landry
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Montreal

East

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Anjou Lise Thériault 17,572 France Bachand 10,573 Martin Janson 4,319 Hélène Héroux (M-L) 266 Lise Thériault
Bourassa-Sauvé Line Beauchamp 20,175 Kettly Beauregard 8,243 Michelle Allaire 3,771 Francis Mallette (Green) 327
Sylvain Archambault (Ind.) 261
Denis Gagné (DCQ) 119
Claude Brunelle (M-L) 94
Boris Mospan (Equ.) 44
Michèle Lamquin-Éthier
Bourassa
merged district
Line Beauchamp
Sauvé
Bourget Claude Paquette 11,290 Diane Lemieux 15,074 Pierre Bourque 5,747 Steve Boudrias (BP) 469
Rosanne Labelle (UFP) 418
Claudette Deschamps (DCQ) 193
Diane Lemieux
Crémazie Michèle Lamquin-Éthier 15,498 Hugues Cormier 13,979 Manon St-Louis 4,057 Jocelyne Desautels (UFP) 686
Claude Trudel (Green) 399
Phillippe Beauvais (BP) 306
Marsha Fine (M-L) 90
Manon Blanchet
Gouin William Aguilar 8,996 André Boisclair 15,890 Stéphane Deschênes 2,456 Colette Provost (UFP) 1,397
Pierrette Chevalier (Green) 584
Hugô St-Onge (BP) 465
André Boisclair
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Richer Dompierre 6,210 Louise Harel 13,138 Louise Blackburn 2,449 Lise Alarie (UFP) 788
Alex Néron (BP) 476
Daniel Breton (Green) 367
Christine Dandenault (M-L) 79
Mario Richard (DCQ) 52
Louise Harel
Jeanne-Mance–Viger Michel Bissonnet 26,801 Robert La Rose 4,303 Carole Giroux 2,080 Eddy Guarino (BP) 365 Michel Bissonnet
Jeanne-Mance
merged district
Anna Mancuso
Viger
LaFontaine Tony Tomassi 18,164 Line Pelletier 4,939 Josée Anello 2,697 Patrick Forcier (BP) 323 Jean-Claude Gobé
Laurier-Dorion Christos Sirros 16,052 Tomas Arbieto 9,775 Mario Spina 1,996 William Sloan (UFP) 922
Phillippe Morlighem (Green) 595
Sylvain Mainville (BP) 375
Peter Macrisopoulos (M-L) 165
Charles Robidoux (Ind.) 131
Sylvie Charbin (Ind.) 117
Yang Zhang (Equ.) 78
Christos Sirros
Mercier Nathalie Rochefort 8,414 Daniel Turp 13,334 Vivian Goulder 1,855 Amir Khadir (UFP) 5,278
Lyne Rivard (BP) 579
Nathalie Rochefort
Pointe-aux-Trembles Daniel Fournier 9,427 Nicole Léger 14,261 André Cordeau 4,050 Xavier Daxhelet (Green) 457
Julien Ferron (DCQ) 137
Geneviève Royer (M-L) 80
Nicole Léger
Rosemont Marylin Thomas 14,721 Rita Dionne-Marsolais 16,143 Denise Larouche 4,248 Omar Aktouf (UFP) 1,132
Huguette Plourde (BP) 493
Suzelle Gill (DCQ) 147
Rita Dionne-Marsolais
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Richard Brosseau 7,989 André Boulerice 13,066 Annick Brousseau 2,183 Gaétan Breton (UFP) 1,699
Robert Ruffo (Green) 690
Antoine Théorêt-Poupart (BP) 444
Ginette Boutet (M-L) 87
Maria da Luz dos Santos Inacio (DCQ) 59
André Boulerice
Viau William Cusano 17,703 Maka Kotto 6,142 Paolo Tamburello 2,406 Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin (BP) 426
Jocelyne Dupuis (UFP) 324
Yannick Duguay (Ind.) 121
William Cusano
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West

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Acadie Yvan Bordeleau 23,211 Maria Mourani 6,702 Jean-Pierre Chamoun 2,253 Johnathan Bérubé (BP) 440
André Parizeau (Ind.) 161
Linda Sullivan (M-L) 111
Marina Paümann (Equ.) 95
Yvan Bordeleau
D'Arcy-McGee Lawrence Bergman 23,968 Mathieu Breault 1,087 Sylvain James Bowes 520 William Shaw (Equ.) 406
Blair Longley (BP) 274
Lawrence Bergman
Jacques-Cartier Geoffrey Kelley 30,035 Guy Amyot 1,894 Jeffrey Penney 1,253 Ryan Young (Green) 727
Keith Henderson (Equ.) 650
Daniel Cormier-Roach (Ind.) 49
Geoffrey Kelley
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Monique Jérôme-Forget 22,807 Suzanne Groulx 6,327 Brigitte De Laroche 2,524 Adam Jastrzebski (Green) 415
Paul Domagala (Equ.) 142
Marc Veilleux (DCQ) 94
Yves le Seigle (M-L) 68
Monique Jérôme-Forget
Marquette François Ouimet 21,232 Yves Beauregard 7,672 Denise Décoste 3,260 Bruce Hulley (Equ.) 289
Garnet Colly (M-L) 179
François Ouimet
Mont-Royal Philippe Couillard 21,021 Vincent Gagnon 3,465 Nour-Eddine Hajibi 1,240 Frank Kiss (Equ.) 256 André Tranchemontagne
Nelligan Russell Williams 27,934 Micaël Poirier 4,611 Sabrina Duguay 2,680 Peter Graham (Green) 541
Giuliana Pendenza (Equ.) 233
Russell Williams
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Russell Copeman 18,911 Laurent Malépart 3,460 Allan Patrick 1,225 Jessica Gal (Green) 1,084
Helene Jutras (BP) 261
Peter Sauvé (Equ.) 246
Thomas Kernan (DCQ) 96
Rachel Hoffman (M-L) 71
Russell Copeman
Outremont Yves Séguin 14,278 Marilyse Lapierre 8,218 Christian de Serres 1,712 Jill Hanley (UFP) 1,818
Maryève Daigle (BP) 345
Louise Charron (M-L) 119
Pierre-Étienne Laporte
Robert-Baldwin Pierre Marsan 28,892 Alphonse Boisrond 2,637 Alladin Abou Sharbin 1,705 Jimmy Kalafatidis (Equ.) 411 Pierre Marsan
Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne Nicole Loiselle 16,004 Raymond Munger 9,830 Claudette Marullo 2,645 Marc-André Payette (UFP) 595
Suzanne Moussette (Green) 439
Nicky Tanguay (BP) 424
Andrzej Jastrzebski (DCQ) 142
Jean-Paul Bédard (M-L) 116
Larry Vitas (Equ.) 52
Nicole Loiselle
Saint-Laurent Jacques Dupuis 24,745 William Fayad 4,556 Sophie Theoharopoulos 1,834 Alain Pérusse (UFP) 325
Fernand Deschamps (M-L) 206
Louis Ottoni (Equ.) 199
Jacques Dupuis
Verdun Henri-François Gautrin 15,185 Denis Martel 8,782 Sébastien Guérin 3,269 Claude Genest (Green) 658
Pascal Durand (UFP) 368
Vincent Aubry (BP) 357
Gilles Noël (DCQ) 104
Normand Chouinard (M-L) 71
Bernard King (Equ.) 63
Robert Lindblad (Ind.) 54
Henri-François Gautrin
Westmount–Saint-Louis Jacques Chagnon 18,330 Denise Laroche 2,372 Nathalie Beaupré 959 David Fennario (UFP) 718
David John Proctor (BP) 223
Don Donderi (Equ.) 182
Diane Johnston (M-L) 64
Jacques Chagnon
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Laval

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Chomedey Thomas Mulcair 25,363 Coline Chhay 6,568 Vicken Darakdijian 3,384 Polyvios Tsakanikas (M-L) 210
Robert Tamilia (Equ.) 148
Thomas Mulcair
Fabre Michelle Courchesne 18,689 Nathalie Saint-Pierre 14,428 Claude Dugas 6,370 Pierre Bibeau (Ind.) 402 Joseph Facal
Laval-des-Rapides Alain Paquet 15,190 Serge Ménard 13,209 Philippe Laurin 4,693 Louis-Philippe Verenka (Green) 366
Vincent Pelletier (BP) 339
Michelle Marleau (DCQ) 162
Serge Ménard
Mille-Îles Maurice Clermont 19,924 Maude Delangis 14,333 Gerry La Rocca 5,093 Christian Lajoie (Ind.) 244
Régent Millette (DCQ) 113
Lyse Leduc
Vimont Vincent Auclair 17,908 Normand Dupont 12,865 François Gaudreau 7,227 Serge Légaré (Green) 403
André Pigeon (UFP) 269
François Gaudreau
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Laurentides

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Argenteuil David Whissell 12,645 Georges Lapointe 5,906 Sylvain Demers 4,372 Claude Sabourin (Green) 496
Yannick Charpentier (BP) 292
David Whissell
Bertrand Michelle Montpetit 13,502 Claude Cousineau 14,704 Danielle Tremblay 4,834 Richard Savignac (Green) 664
Serge Haroun (DCQ) 490
David Rovins (Ind.) 41
Claude Cousineau
Blainville Jocelyne Roch 12,689 Richard Legendre 15,288 Diane Bellemare 7,407 Thérèse Hamel (UFP) 394 Richard Legendre
Deux-Montagnes Marc Lauzon 12,099 Hélène Robert 12,432 Éric Duhaime 6,907 Julien Demers (UFP) 408 Hélène Robert
Groulx Pierre Descoteaux 13,763 Robert Kieffer 13,460 Sophie Cardinal 6,746 Denis Letourneux (UFP) 436
Julien Boisvert (BP) 402
Robert Kieffer
Labelle Jean-Pierre Miljours 10,501 Sylvain Pagé 13,530 Pascal De Bellefeuille 4,283 Anne Léger (Green) 468
André Haché (BP) 274
Sylvain Pagé
Mirabel Réal Proulx 7,529 Denise Beaudoin 10,577 Hubert Meilleur 9,486 new district
Prévost Marie-Josée Gouin 11,855 Lucie Papineau 16,159 Martin Camirand 7,087 Alexandre Émond (BP) 499
Reine Dubeau (DCQ) 179
Lucie Papineau
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Lanaudière

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Berthier Carole Majeau 10,828 Alexandre Bourdeau 12,101 Marie Grégoire 11,014 Pierre Gravel (UFP) 632 Marie Grégoire
Joliette Robert Groulx 11,161 Jonathan Valois 13,103 Sylvie Lespérance 7,114 Mathieu Lessard (UFP) 1,149

Marco Geoffroy (BP) 667

Sylvie Lespérance
L'Assomption Sylvie Thouin 14,111 Jean-Claude St-André 16,965 Daniel Labrecque 7,053 Bob Aubin (Green) 602

Gilbert Morin (UFP) 356

Jean-Claude St-André
Masson Richard Marcotte 11,371 Luc Thériault 15,445 Nathalie Filion 7,637 Gilles Labbé
Rousseau Michel F. Brunet 9,127 François Legault 14,079 François Girouard 5,645 Alex Boisdequin-Lefort (UFP) 324
Gérard Gauthier (DCQ) 249
François Legault
Terrebonne Marcel Théorêt 11,353 Jocelyne Caron 17,327 Jean-Pierre Parrot 6,463 Marco Legrand (UFP) 440 Jocelyne Caron
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Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalPQADQOther
Abitibi-Est Pierre Corbeil 9,056 Lorraine Morissette 7,110 Serge Allard 4,477 Guy Cloutier (BP) 286
Samuel Dupras-Doroftei (Ind.) 202
André Pelletier
Abitibi-Ouest Jean-Louis Carignan 7,960 François Gendron 9,677 Claude Morin 3,661 François Gendron
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue Daniel Bernard 10,347 Rémy Trudel 9,673 Pierre Brien 7,849 Patrick Rancourt (UFP) 507 Rémy Trudel
Chapleau Benoît Pelletier 18,774 Sylvie Simard 6,512 Berthe Miron 3,949 Daniel Leblanc-Poirier (BP) 402
Jean Marois (UFP) 331
Gabriel Girard-Bernier (M-L) 122
Benoît Pelletier
Gatineau Réjean Lafrenière 16,481 Dominique Bedwell 6,663 Brian Gibb 3,494 Julie Mercier (UFP) 423
Françoise Roy (M-L) 95
Réjean Lafrenière
Hull Roch Cholette 16,262 Raphaël Déry 7,234 Jean-François LaRue 3,663 Denise Veilleux (UFP) 677
Stéphane Salko (BP) 305
Maxime Gauld (Ind.) 155
Benoit Legros (M-L) 72
Gheorghe Irimia (Ind.) 37
Roch Cholette
Papineau Norman MacMillan 17,933 Gilles Hébert 8,279 Serge Charette 3,833 Nathalie Gratton (Green) 576
Dominique Marceau (UFP) 286
Norman MacMillan
Pontiac Charlotte L'Écuyer 17,885 Luc Côté 3,133 Victor Bilodeau 1,830 Serge Tanguay (UFP) 392
Louis Lang (M-L) 132
Robert Middlemiss
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Results

More information Party, Leader ...
Summary of the April 14, 2003 National Assembly of Quebec election results[6]
Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats
# ± % Change (pp) 1998 2003 ±
Liberal Jean Charest 1251,755,86315,995Decrease45.99 2.44
 
48
76 / 125
28Increase
Parti Québécois Bernard Landry 1251,269,183475,057Decrease33.24% -9.63
 
76
45 / 125
31Decrease
Action démocratique Mario Dumont 125694,122213,486Increase18.18 6.37
 
1
4 / 125
3Increase
UFP[a 1] (leading council) 7440,42216,325Increase1.060.47
Bloc Pot Hugô St-Onge 5622,90412,960Increase0.600.36
Green Richard Savignac 3716,97516,975Increase0.44New
Independent 358,2694,172Decrease0.22-0.09
Equality Keith Henderson 214,0518,492Decrease0.11-0.20
Christian Democracy Gilles Noël 253,2263,226Increase0.08New
Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 232,7492Increase0.07
Total646 3,817,764 100.00%
Rejected ballots 48,4841,493Increase
Turnout 3,866,248248,915Decrease 70.42%7.90Decrease
Registered voters 5,490,551236,069Increase
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  1. Compared to 1998 PDS total.

Vote and seat summaries


Synopsis of results

More information Riding, Winning party ...
Results by riding - 2003 Quebec general election[6][7][8]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]
Votes[a 2]
Name 1998 1st place Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
2nd place 3rd place Lib PQ ADQ UFP Grn Ind Oth Total
 
Abitibi-Est PQ Lib 9,05642.86%1,9469.21% PQ ADQ 66.41%9,0567,1104,47720228621,131
Abitibi-Ouest PQ PQ 9,67745.44%1,7178.06% Lib ADQ 66.77%7,9609,6773,66121,298
Acadie Lib Lib 23,21170.39%16,50950.07% PQ ADQ 65.66%23,2116,7022,25316164632,973
Anjou Lib Lib 17,57253.69%6,99921.38% PQ ADQ 73.30%17,57210,5734,31926632,730
Argenteuil Lib Lib 12,64553.33%6,73928.42% PQ ADQ 66.46%12,6455,9064,37249629223,711
Arthabaska PQ Lib 12,66336.77%1,2743.70% ADQ PQ 73.62%12,6639,65711,38937935334,441
Beauce-Nord Lib ADQ 13,27545.88%2,1717.50% Lib PQ 75.96%11,1044,16013,27517522328,937
Beauce-Sud Lib Lib 14,17043.80%1,3184.07% ADQ PQ 72.45%14,1705,11512,85221632,353
Beauharnois New PQ 13,90444.83%6392.06% Lib ADQ 74.32%13,26513,9043,33850631,013
Bellechasse PQ Lib 9,65837.58%1,1514.48% ADQ PQ 76.10%9,6587,0848,50713431425,697
Berthier PQ PQ 12,10135.00%1,0873.14% ADQ Lib 69.37%10,82812,10111,01463234,575
Bertrand PQ PQ 14,70443.33%1,2023.54% Lib ADQ 70.37%13,50214,7044,8346644119033,935
Blainville PQ PQ 15,28842.73%2,5997.26% Lib ADQ 74.72%12,68915,2887,40739435,778
Bonaventure Lib Lib 11,97560.08%5,66228.41% PQ ADQ 70.40%11,9756,3131,10154219,931
Borduas PQ PQ 13,84046.82%3,85913.05% Lib ADQ 77.84%9,98113,8405,28245929,562
Bourassa-Sauvé New Lib 20,17561.07%11,93236.12% PQ ADQ 64.22%20,1758,2433,77132726125733,034
Bourget PQ PQ 15,07445.42%3,78411.40% Lib ADQ 71.33%11,29015,0745,74741866233,191
Brome-Missisquoi Lib Lib 18,54655.64%10,45331.36% PQ ADQ 70.44%18,5468,0936,01850916733,333
Chambly PQ Lib 17,65641.85%7991.89% PQ ADQ 78.45%17,65616,8576,93574442,192
Champlain[a] PQ PQ 10,07338.35%6422.44% Lib ADQ 57.70%9,43110,0736,4591031267326,265
Chapleau Lib Lib 18,77462.39%12,26240.75% PQ ADQ 58.70%18,7746,5123,94933152430,090
Charlesbourg PQ Lib 17,16944.46%6,23316.14% ADQ PQ 79.06%17,1699,74110,93632943838,613
Charlevoix PQ PQ 10,13143.63%1,3735.91% Lib ADQ 71.69%8,75810,1313,9981681056223,222
Châteauguay Lib Lib 20,43451.80%6,68316.94% PQ ADQ 74.33%20,43413,7514,39922264039,446
Chauveau PQ Lib 14,77440.10%2,2196.02% ADQ PQ 76.87%14,7748,50612,55538762436,846
Chicoutimi PQ PQ 14,47143.71%2,6578.02% Lib ADQ 71.89%11,81414,4715,84167031433,110
Chomedey Lib Lib 25,36371.10%18,79552.69% PQ ADQ 66.86%25,3636,5683,38435835,673
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière PQ ADQ 14,75938.82%2,1585.68% Lib PQ 80.39%12,60110,00714,75964938,016
Crémazie PQ Lib 15,49844.26%1,5194.34% PQ ADQ 73.43%15,49813,9794,05768639939635,015
D'Arcy-McGee Lib Lib 23,96891.29%22,88187.15% PQ ADQ 61.64%23,9681,087520680[a 3]26,255
Deux-Montagnes PQ PQ 12,43239.04%3331.05% Lib ADQ 74.37%12,09912,4326,90740831,846
Drummond PQ PQ 15,20040.92%1,7214.63% Lib ADQ 70.49%13,47915,2007,57730139319937,149
Dubuc PQ PQ 9,76738.90%440.18% Lib ADQ 68.07%9,7239,7675,16245725,109
Duplessis PQ PQ 10,92647.90%2,90812.75% Lib ADQ 63.46%8,01810,9262,5301,33422,808
Fabre PQ Lib 18,68946.85%4,26110.68% PQ ADQ 75.49%18,68914,4286,37040239,889
Frontenac PQ Lib 11,25143.65%3,97015.40% PQ ADQ 77.77%11,2517,2816,88812523125,776
Gaspé PQ PQ 9,03347.40%9815.15% Lib ADQ 68.72%8,0529,0331,74322719,055
Gatineau Lib Lib 16,48160.69%9,81836.15% PQ ADQ 60.58%16,4816,6633,4944239527,156
Gouin PQ PQ 15,89053.34%6,89423.14% Lib ADQ 68.02%8,99615,8902,4561,39758446529,788
Groulx PQ Lib 13,76339.54%3030.87% PQ ADQ 73.52%13,76313,4606,74643640234,807
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve PQ PQ 13,13855.77%6,92829.41% Lib ADQ 60.09%6,21013,1382,44978836760723,559
Hull Lib Lib 16,26257.25%9,02831.78% PQ ADQ 58.46%16,2627,2343,66367719237728,405
Huntingdon New Lib 15,51252.53%7,21024.42% PQ ADQ 72.35%15,5128,3025,26145229,527
Iberville PQ Lib 12,10639.15%9212.98% PQ ADQ 73.75%12,10611,1856,73122929837630,925
Îles-de-la-Madeleine PQ PQ 4,60658.69%1,45618.55% Lib ADQ 77.43%3,1504,606927,848
Jacques-Cartier Lib Lib 30,03586.79%28,14181.31% PQ ADQ 70.24%30,0351,8941,2537274965034,608
Jean-Lesage Lib Lib 15,54744.22%6,13917.46% PQ ADQ 72.24%15,5479,4088,91271457535,156
Jeanne-Mance–Viger New Lib 26,80179.89%22,49867.06% PQ ADQ 67.70%26,8014,3032,08036533,549
Jean-Talon Lib Lib 15,47545.60%3,47610.24% PQ ADQ 80.45%15,47511,9995,14951547712619733,938
Johnson PQ PQ 12,23240.62%1,5325.09% Lib ADQ 72.74%10,70012,2326,61234322430,111
Joliette PQ PQ 13,10439.48%1,9435.85% Lib ADQ 71.43%11,16113,1047,1141,14966733,195
Jonquière PQ Lib 13,82644.42%2,4407.84% PQ ADQ 70.68%13,82611,3865,21633036831,126
Kamouraska-Témiscouata Lib Lib 11,26645.75%4,76219.34% ADQ PQ 70.90%11,2666,3266,50429323824,627
Labelle PQ PQ 13,53046.57%3,02910.42% Lib ADQ 68.68%10,50113,5304,28346827429,056
Lac-Saint-Jean PQ PQ 15,20053.71%7,79527.55% Lib ADQ 69.58%7,40515,2005,69428,299
LaFontaine Lib Lib 18,16469.53%13,22550.63% PQ ADQ 70.82%18,1644,9392,69732326,123
La Peltrie PQ Lib 16,46241.47%3,0417.66% ADQ PQ 79.01%16,4628,71113,42151558639,695
La Pinière Lib Lib 22,47464.36%14,54041.64% PQ ADQ 69.96%22,4747,9344,02648734,921
Laporte Lib Lib 18,67355.22%8,49525.12% PQ ADQ 71.80%18,67310,1783,88548959333,818
La Prairie PQ Lib 15,80541.58%9372.47% PQ ADQ 75.91%15,80514,8686,47822963138,011
L'Assomption PQ PQ 16,96543.40%2,8547.30% Lib ADQ 75.16%14,11116,9657,05335660239,087
Laurier-Dorion Lib Lib 16,05253.14%6,27720.78% PQ ADQ 64.36%16,0529,7751,99692259524862130,209
Laval-des-Rapides PQ Lib 15,19044.73%1,9815.83% PQ ADQ 69.82%15,19013,2094,69336650133,959
Laviolette PQ Lib 12,80652.67%5,07620.88% PQ ADQ 72.18%12,8067,7303,45318214424,315
Lévis PQ Lib 12,89135.12%4061.11% PQ ADQ 77.56%12,89112,48510,67044222036,708
Lotbinière PQ ADQ 9,52237.45%7492.95% Lib PQ 77.57%8,7736,5029,52217530615025,428
Louis-Hébert PQ Lib 17,93844.53%6,27015.56% PQ ADQ 81.12%17,93811,6689,50540249328140,287
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Lib Lib 22,80770.44%16,48050.90% PQ ADQ 68.14%22,8076,3272,52441530432,377
Marguerite-D'Youville PQ Lib 16,36841.38%8672.19% PQ ADQ 81.93%16,36815,5016,59653655039,551
Marie-Victorin PQ PQ 12,73645.39%2,93710.47% Lib ADQ 67.05%9,79912,7364,37445213456628,061
Marquette Lib Lib 21,23265.06%13,56041.55% PQ ADQ 66.11%21,2327,6723,26046832,632
Maskinongé PQ Lib 13,24038.16%9062.61% PQ ADQ 74.62%13,24012,3349,11834,692
Masson PQ PQ 15,44544.83%4,07411.82% Lib ADQ 70.86%11,37115,4457,63734,453
Matane PQ Lib 7,60240.84%330.18% PQ ADQ 67.56%7,6027,5693,00512431318,613
Matapédia PQ PQ 9,19745.48%2,85814.13% Lib ADQ 68.97%6,3399,1974,68620,222
Mégantic-Compton Lib Lib 11,13547.09%3,78816.02% PQ ADQ 72.38%11,1357,3474,9011937123,647
Mercier PQ PQ 13,33445.26%4,92016.70% Lib UFP 69.56%8,41413,3341,8555,27857929,460
Mille-Îles PQ Lib 19,92450.18%5,59114.08% PQ ADQ 76.14%19,92414,3335,09324411339,707
Mirabel New PQ 10,57738.33%1,0913.95% ADQ Lib 72.02%7,52910,5779,48627,592
Montmagny-L'Islet Lib Lib 9,51841.17%1,0054.35% ADQ PQ 72.34%9,5184,8638,51322523,119
Montmorency PQ Lib 13,70836.78%1,8875.06% ADQ PQ 77.09%13,70811,22611,82151737,272
Mont-Royal Lib Lib 21,02180.91%17,55667.57% PQ ADQ 59.60%21,0213,4651,24025625,982
Nelligan Lib Lib 27,93477.60%23,32364.79% PQ ADQ 69.65%27,9344,6112,68054123335,999
Nicolet-Yamaska PQ PQ 10,78341.21%1,8567.09% Lib ADQ 77.82%8,92710,7835,89914141726,167
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lib Lib 18,91174.59%15,45160.94% PQ ADQ 61.80%18,9113,4601,2251,08467425,354
Orford Lib Lib 17,31449.48%6,27717.94% PQ ADQ 71.42%17,31411,0376,14549834,994
Outremont Lib Lib 14,27853.90%6,06022.88% PQ UFP 62.81%14,2788,2181,7121,81846426,490
Papineau Lib Lib 17,93358.02%9,65431.24% PQ ADQ 61.03%17,9338,2793,83328657630,907
Pointe-aux-Trembles PQ PQ 14,26150.19%4,83417.01% Lib ADQ 72.30%9,42714,2614,05045721728,412
Pontiac Lib Lib 17,88576.52%14,75263.12% PQ ADQ 55.44%17,8853,1331,83039213223,372
Portneuf PQ Lib 12,72939.44%1,9486.04% ADQ PQ 77.07%12,7298,35210,78141332,275
Prévost PQ PQ 16,15945.16%4,30412.03% Lib ADQ 69.30%11,85516,1597,08767835,779
Réne-Lévesque PQ PQ 8,99740.86%1,6417.45% ADQ Lib 63.07%5,2158,9977,35644922,017
Richelieu PQ PQ 13,28646.36%2,3598.23% Lib ADQ 72.93%10,92713,2863,75620948128,659
Richmond Lib Lib 14,76757.20%8,61833.38% PQ ADQ 73.80%14,7676,1494,89925,815
Rimouski PQ PQ 14,17747.71%3,36011.31% Lib ADQ 71.07%10,81714,1774,71929,713
Rivière-du-Loup ADQ ADQ 13,45257.23%7,86733.47% Lib PQ 72.66%5,5854,15513,45231223,504
Robert-Baldwin Lib Lib 28,89285.87%26,25578.04% PQ ADQ 65.26%28,8922,6371,70541133,645
Roberval PQ Lib 11,93039.17%2440.80% PQ ADQ 68.45%11,93011,6866,38845330,457
Rosemont PQ PQ 16,14343.77%1,4223.86% Lib ADQ 71.32%14,72116,1434,2481,13264036,884
Rousseau PQ PQ 14,07947.85%4,95216.83% Lib ADQ 64.97%9,12714,0795,64532424929,424
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue PQ Lib 10,34736.46%6742.38% PQ ADQ 67.42%10,3479,6737,84950728,376
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques PQ PQ 13,06649.84%5,07719.37% Lib ADQ 61.51%7,98913,0662,1831,69969059026,217
Saint-François Lib Lib 16,56252.32%6,63620.96% PQ ADQ 71.67%16,5629,9264,54131431031,653
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne Lib Lib 16,00452.91%6,17420.41% PQ ADQ 61.04%16,0049,8302,64559543973430,247
Saint-Hyacinthe PQ PQ 13,87039.33%7332.08% Lib ADQ 74.72%13,13713,8707,85540135,263
Saint-Jean PQ Lib 14,75840.75%1,3353.69% PQ ADQ 72.34%14,75813,4236,85653518546236,219
Saint-Laurent Lib Lib 24,74577.66%20,18963.36% PQ ADQ 63.61%24,7454,5561,83432540531,865
Saint-Maurice PQ PQ 8,86034.72%6282.46% Lib ADQ 72.67%8,2328,8608,20122525,518
Shefford Lib Lib 16,39146.28%6,31817.84% PQ ADQ 69.91%16,39110,0738,11433450235,414
Sherbrooke Lib Lib 16,40346.95%2,5977.43% PQ ADQ 73.49%16,40313,8064,1694966434,938
Soulanges New Lib 13,47350.99%4,72017.86% PQ ADQ 74.19%13,4738,7533,54932032726,422
Taillon PQ PQ 17,60345.85%4,48311.68% Lib ADQ 71.02%13,12017,6036,35354521655638,393
Taschereau PQ PQ 12,93038.95%1,6905.09% Lib ADQ 69.37%11,24012,9306,5371,17673119738933,200
Terrebonne PQ PQ 17,32748.69%5,97416.79% Lib ADQ 73.31%11,35317,3276,46344035,583
Trois-Rivières PQ Lib 11,03440.80%8803.25% PQ ADQ 72.51%11,03410,1545,18121411035027,043
Ungava PQ PQ 5,74450.11%1,48612.96% Lib ADQ 50.52%4,2585,7441,46011,462
Vachon PQ PQ 12,96040.45%2190.68% Lib ADQ 73.91%12,74112,9605,54027951932,039
Vanier PQ Lib 16,18242.83%4,53612.00% ADQ PQ 76.75%16,1829,38511,64657337,786
Vaudreuil Lib Lib 18,49057.67%9,01628.12% PQ ADQ 74.03%18,4909,4743,48760832,059
Verchères PQ PQ 16,96354.78%8,24326.62% Lib ADQ 77.70%8,72016,9634,58519550530,968
Verdun Lib Lib 15,18552.52%6,40322.15% PQ ADQ 63.01%15,1858,7823,2693686585459528,911
Viau Lib Lib 17,70365.13%11,56142.53% PQ ADQ 62.81%17,7036,1422,40638412142627,182
Vimont PQ Lib 17,90846.31%5,04313.04% PQ ADQ 76.04%17,90812,8657,22726940338,672
Westmount-Saint-Louis Lib Lib 18,33080.23%15,95869.84% PQ ADQ 52.86%18,3302,37295971846922,848
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  1. including spoilt ballots
  2. All parties with more than 1% of the vote, or which had a candidate that polled at least 1,000 votes, are shown individually. Independent candidates and other minor parties are aggregated separately.
  3. William Shaw was previously elected as a Union Nationale MPP in 1976. He campaigned in this election for the Equality Party and received 406 votes.
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = multiple candidates

Comparative analysis for ridings (2003 vs 1998)

More information Riding and winning party, Turnout ...
Summary of riding results by turnout and vote share for winning candidate (vs 1998)[9][10]
Riding and winning party Turnout Vote share
% Change (pp) % Change (pp)
 
Abitibi-Est  PLQ Gain 66.41-7.86
 
42.865.69
 
Abitibi-Ouest  PQ Hold 66.77-7.62
 
45.44-14.04
 
Acadie  PLQ Hold 65.66-12.39
 
70.39-4.79
 
Anjou  PLQ Hold 73.30-9.01
 
53.699.18
 
Argenteuil  PLQ Hold 66.46-11.84
 
53.3310.86
 
Arthabaska  PLQ Gain 73.62-7.44
 
36.773.13
 
Beauce-Nord  ADQ Gain 75.96-4.01
 
45.8831.46
 
Beauce-Sud  PLQ Hold 72.45-3.63
 
43.80-4.97
 
Beauharnois  PQ New 74.32New44.83New
Bellechasse  PLQ Gain 76.10-3.08
 
37.58-0.84
 
Berthier  PQ Hold 69.37-10.14
 
35.00-18.59
 
Bertrand  PQ Hold 70.37-7.02
 
43.33-3.30
 
Blainville  PQ Hold 74.72-8.10
 
42.73-8.26
 
Bonaventure  PLQ Hold 70.40-5.23
 
60.0812.85
 
Borduas  PQ Hold 77.84-5.67
 
46.82-8.60
 
Bourassa-Sauvé  PLQ New 64.22New61.07New
Bourget  PQ Hold 71.33-8.21
 
45.42-2.31
 
Brome-Missisquoi  PLQ Hold 70.44-10.12
 
55.64-1.53
 
Chambly  PLQ Gain 78.45-6.18
 
41.856.40
 
Champlain  PQ Hold 57.70-24.73
 
38.35-8.93
 
Chapleau  PLQ Hold 58.70-12.56
 
62.393.17
 
Charlesbourg  PLQ Gain 79.06-3.13
 
44.463.55
 
Charlevoix  PQ Hold 71.69-4.80
 
43.63-12.98
 
Châteauguay  PLQ Hold 74.33-9.84
 
51.804.88
 
Chauveau  PLQ Gain 76.87-1.72
 
40.102.76
 
Chicoutimi  PQ Hold 71.89-2.93
 
43.71-13.56
 
Chomedey  PLQ Hold 66.86-12.38
 
71.101.23
 
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière  ADQ Gain 80.39-1.57
 
38.8220.17
 
Crémazie  PLQ Gain 73.43-7.90
 
44.26-0.08
 
D'Arcy-McGee  PLQ Hold 61.64-14.53
 
91.290.68
 
Deux-Montagnes  PQ Hold 74.37-6.71
 
39.04-7.99
 
Drummond  PQ Hold 70.49-9.23
 
40.92-11.43
 
Dubuc  PQ Hold 68.07-6.62
 
38.90-20.91
 
Duplessis  PQ Hold 63.46-5.98
 
47.90-11.42
 
Fabre  PLQ Gain 75.49-8.69
 
46.856.34
 
Frontenac  PLQ Gain 77.77-4.35
 
43.652.24
 
Gaspé  PQ Hold 68.72-5.89
 
47.40-3.01
 
Gatineau  PLQ Hold 60.58-12.84
 
60.69-0.84
 
Gouin  PQ Hold 68.02-6.38
 
53.340.66
 
Groulx  PLQ Gain 73.52-6.98
 
39.544.06
 
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve  PQ Hold 60.09-7.92
 
55.77-4.84
 
Hull  PLQ Hold 58.46-12.41
 
57.25-2.05
 
Huntingdon  PLQ New 72.35New52.53New
Iberville  PLQ Gain 73.75-7.53
 
39.153.86
 
Îles-de-la-Madeleine  PQ Hold 77.43-10.14
 
58.696.15
 
Jacques-Cartier  PLQ Hold 70.24-9.38
 
86.793.12
 
Jean-Lesage  PLQ Hold 72.24-2.97
 
44.221.88
 
Jeanne-Mance–Viger  PLQ New 67.70New79.89New
Jean-Talon  PLQ Hold 80.45-4.60
 
45.600.26
 
Johnson  PQ Hold 72.74-8.22
 
40.62-7.71
 
Joliette  PQ Hold 71.43-9.26
 
39.48-16.67
 
Jonquière  PLQ Gain 70.68-6.23
 
44.4225.07
 
Kamouraska-Témiscouata  PLQ Hold 70.90-3.82
 
45.752.26
 
La Prairie  PLQ Gain 75.91-6.87
 
41.5810.61
 
Labelle  PQ Hold 68.68-7.33
 
46.57-12.04
 
Lac-Saint-Jean  PQ Hold 69.58-7.20
 
53.71-16.85
 
LaFontaine  PLQ Hold 70.82-9.24
 
69.5311.95
 
La Peltrie  PLQ Gain 79.01-5.36
 
41.475.78
 
La Pinière  PLQ Hold 69.96-10.74
 
64.363.62
 
Laporte  PLQ Hold 71.80-8.48
 
55.222.37
 
L'Assomption  PQ Hold 75.16-6.63
 
43.40-8.09
 
Laurier-Dorion  PLQ Hold 64.36-11.85
 
53.14-3.57
 
Laval-des-Rapides  PLQ Gain 69.82-9.03
 
44.733.95
 
Laviolette  PLQ Gain 72.18-6.90
 
52.6717.77
 
Lévis  PLQ Gain 77.56-2.36
 
35.12-0.05
 
Lotbinière  ADQ Gain 77.57-3.89
 
37.4523.00
 
Louis-Hébert  PLQ Gain 81.120.25
 
44.534.12
 
Marguerite-Bourgeoys  PLQ Hold 68.14-11.78
 
70.442.29
 
Marguerite-D'Youville  PLQ Gain 81.93-4.74
 
41.3810.85
 
Marie-Victorin  PQ Hold 67.05-8.19
 
45.39-6.30
 
Marquette  PLQ Hold 66.11-11.71
 
65.068.62
 
Maskinongé  PLQ Gain 74.62-6.00
 
38.161.60
 
Masson  PQ Hold 70.8610.71
 
44.83-19.20
 
Matane  PLQ Gain 67.56-5.41
 
40.846.82
 
Matapédia  PQ Hold 68.97-5.43
 
45.48-11.99
 
Mégantic-Compton  PLQ Hold 72.38-7.51
 
47.09-3.40
 
Mercier  PQ Hold 69.56-5.71
 
45.26-10.12
 
Mille-Îles  PLQ Gain 76.14-8.25
 
50.188.73
 
Mirabel  PQ New 72.02New38.33New
Montmagny-L'Islet  PLQ Hold 72.34-2.98
 
41.17-4.83
 
Montmorency  PLQ Gain 77.09-3.64
 
36.783.23
 
Mont-Royal  PLQ Hold 59.60-13.16
 
80.910.67
 
Nelligan  PLQ Hold 69.65-10.26
 
77.601.92
 
Nicolet-Yamaska  PQ Hold 77.82-6.77
 
41.21-9.02
 
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce  PLQ Hold 61.80-12.12
 
74.59-3.03
 
Orford  PLQ Hold 71.42-9.90
 
49.48-1.48
 
Outremont  PLQ Hold 62.81-10.98
 
53.90-4.41
 
Papineau  PLQ Hold 61.03-13.90
 
58.023.25
 
Pointe-aux-Trembles  PQ Hold 72.30-6.49
 
50.19-3.63
 
Pontiac  PLQ Hold 55.44-19.15
 
76.521.25
 
Portneuf  PLQ Gain 77.07-3.63
 
39.441.54
 
Prévost  PQ Hold 69.30-8.59
 
45.16-8.27
 
Réne-Lévesque  PQ Hold 63.07-6.41
 
40.86-21.78
 
Richelieu  PQ Hold 72.93-8.06
 
46.36-9.95
 
Richmond  PLQ Hold 73.80-8.10
 
57.204.14
 
Rimouski  PQ Hold 71.07-4.37
 
47.71-8.65
 
Rivière-du-Loup  ADQ Hold 72.66-4.14
 
57.2310.89
 
Robert-Baldwin  PLQ Hold 65.26-12.80
 
85.871.80
 
Roberval  PLQ Gain 68.45-4.67
 
39.1714.38
 
Rosemont  PQ Hold 71.32-6.03
 
43.77-4.18
 
Rousseau  PQ Hold 64.97-10.98
 
47.85-7.50
 
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue  PLQ Gain 67.42-8.83
 
36.46-1.90
 
Saint-François  PLQ Hold 71.67-7.93
 
52.321.33
 
Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne  PLQ Hold 61.04-12.72
 
52.914.56
 
Saint-Hyacinthe  PQ Hold 74.72-7.02
 
39.33-10.27
 
Saint-Jean  PLQ Gain 72.34-8.89
 
40.752.74
 
Saint-Laurent  PLQ Hold 63.61-13.17
 
77.66-0.37
 
Saint-Maurice  PQ Hold 72.67-8.01
 
34.72-14.80
 
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques  PQ Hold 61.51-6.00
 
49.84-3.10
 
Shefford  PLQ Hold 69.91-10.71
 
46.289.01
 
Sherbrooke  PLQ Hold 73.49-6.25
 
46.95-0.46
 
Soulanges  PLQ New 74.19New50.99New
Taillon  PQ Hold 71.02-6.93
 
45.85-7.17
 
Taschereau  PQ Hold 69.37-4.47
 
38.95-8.05
 
Terrebonne  PQ Hold 73.31-7.72
 
48.69-10.78
 
Trois-Rivières  PLQ Gain 72.51-6.40
 
40.80-0.28
 
Ungava  PQ Hold 50.52-11.40
 
50.111.89
 
Vachon  PQ Hold 73.91-7.94
 
40.45-9.30
 
Vanier  PLQ Gain 76.75-1.05
 
42.835.64
 
Vaudreuil  PLQ Hold 74.03-7.75
 
57.675.76
 
Verchères  PQ Hold 77.70-5.52
 
54.78-5.86
 
Verdun  PLQ Hold 63.01-12.69
 
52.52-0.23
 
Viau  PLQ Hold 62.81-10.74
 
65.13-4.95
 
Vimont  PLQ Gain 76.04-8.66
 
46.314.94
 
Westmount-Saint-Louis  PLQ Hold 52.86-13.39
 
80.231.06
 
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Summary analysis

More information Party in 1st place, Party in 2nd place ...
Party candidates in 2nd place[6]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibPQADQ
Liberal 651176
Parti Québécois 42345
Action démocratique 44
Total 466514125
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More information Parties, 1st ...
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[6]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
 Liberal 76463
 Parti Québécois 456515
 Action démocratique 4141052
 UFP 24427
 Bloc Pot 2819
 Green 269
 Independent 99
 Equality 47
 Marxist–Leninist 25
 Christian Democracy 7
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More information Source, Party ...
Resulting composition of the National Assembly (2003)[8]
SourceParty
Lib PQ ADQ Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned 3335169
Open seats held 8412
Byelection losses reversed 44
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 15217
Open seats gained 11112
Open - taken by previous incumbent from another riding 11
Byelection gains held 22
New seatsPreviously incumbent in another riding 314
New MNAs 112
Total 76454125
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Notes

  1. Election resulted in a tie for first place. It was held again on May 20, 2003.

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